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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Westmorland and Furness Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
0 approved · 0 refused · 1,040 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 26 Mar 2008 to 2 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 13 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
LYNWOOD, STAINTON, PENRITH, CA11 0EB
Received 7 Jan 2019Cotes Corner, Levens, KENDAL, LA8 8NX
Received 1 Jun 2018LAND AT LOANING HEAD, STATION ROAD, CULGAITH, PENRITH, CA10 1QZ
Received 21 Aug 2018WETHERIGGS POTTERY, CLIFTON DYKES, PENRITH, CA10 2DH
Received 20 Apr 20205 Greengate Lane KENDAL LA9 5LQ
Received 23 Jan 2026AUGILL CARAVAN PARK, BROUGH, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4DX
Received 21 Jan 2021PEAR TREE HOUSE, KIRKLAND ROAD, SKIRWITH, PENRITH, CA10 1RL
Received 6 Jun 20191 Richmond Terrace ULVERSTON LA12 0BU
Received 24 Jun 20255 Meadowbank Lane, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, Cumbria, LA11 6AT
Received 9 Jan 2023BELLE VUE, GREYSTOKE, PENRITH, CA11 0UQ
Received 13 Aug 2018Low Plains Farm Armathwaite CA4 9TR
Received 5 Jan 2024ROSE BANK, CULGAITH, PENRITH, CA10 1QW
Received 24 May 20171 Corner Beech House, Methven Terrace, Kents Bank Road, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 7DP
Received 5 May 2023EDEN GROVE, BOLTON, APPLEBY, CA16 6AJ
Received 9 May 2019ANNEDALE, KIRKOSWALD, PENRITH, CA10 1DQ
Received 6 Jan 2021LAND OPPOSITE BUSK RIGG FARM, BUSK, RENWICK, PENRITH, CA10 1LA
Received 19 Jul 20196 Kent Place, KENDAL, LA9 4EY
Received 10 Oct 2023TOWN END FARM, HACKTHORPE, PENRITH, CA10 2HX
Received 20 Jun 2018LOW MOOR, KIRKBY THORE, PENRITH, CA10 1XQ
Received 9 Aug 2016Furman House, Shap Road, KENDAL, LA9 6RU
Received 23 Nov 2018Town End Farm Skelton Penrith CA11 9TE
Received 12 Feb 202635 Hayclose Road, KENDAL, LA9 7NE
Received 11 Feb 2019Pennine Hotel Market Square Kirkby Stephen CA17 4QT
Received 14 Feb 2024Sandhill Wood Oak Vale Lane ULVERSTON LA12 7QR
Received 9 Nov 2023Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Westmorland and Furness Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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